Taking inspiration from the top movie, The Gangs of New York, and from some images of reenactment of that period, I wanted to create the figure of a strong and emancipated women living in the slum of the Five Points.
The woman is portrayed during a brief moment of rest from her hard work, while looking at the swarm of people that enliven the neighbourhood.
The facade of the emporium was made using a still image as reference, taken from the scenography of the same epic movie, while the dress of the woman is an ensemble of different historical images from 19th century.

54mm - Shadowbox - Scratchbuilding - Acrylic painting

  • Eduardo Garcia Lope

    Great work, superb setting, I like a lot the treatment of color and textures of all materials.

    • Renato

      Nice feedback, thank you!

  • Tommy Gunn

    Great concept.

    • Renato

      Thanks!!

  • Eamon Connerty

    Very nice work!

    • Renato

      Thank you so much!

  • Roman LappatPLUS

    This base alone deserves a gold medal. Lovely composition and realistic touch of that time period. It catapults you back into the movie. The paintjob on her is not 100% the greatest of all time, but overall this diorama with color choices and the careful appied level of detail is super lovely! Gold from my side! Keep on happy painting!

    • Renato

      Thank you Roland for your comment and for highligjting my effort in historical research and attention to detail.I wanted to pay tribute to the role of women in our history, past and present

  • vincenzo gambinoPLUS

    bellissimo oro